Head to Head

Ind v SL

Won

Lost

Draw

Tie

Total

Win %

Home

10

0

7

0

17

100%

Away

9

7

8

0

24

56.3%

Neutral

0

0

0

0

0

–

Overall

19

7

15

0

41

73.1%

From Jan 1, 2011

5

1

0

0

6

83.3%

At Eden Gardens

0

0

0

0

0

–

Final Thoughts

India toured Sri Lanka three months ago and handed over a 3-0 whitewash. After the morale crushing defeat, Lankans toured Pakistan in UAE and won the test series 2-0 to everyone’s surprise. With India being consistent and Pakistan generally known for their inconsistency, it can’t be considered as a very big event. Only one thing for sure is the increased morale of the Lankan Lions.

eWallets (Deposit and Withdrawal)

The prodigal sons are back for India. Ashwin and Jadeja are back in the squad for spin duty. But only one of them will play as the re-laid Kolkata pitch supports faster bowlers. Sri Lanka are also expected to play three seamers and a spinner.

Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal are expected to continue their good form. For the Indians everyone is in form. One has to wait and see whether Rohit Sharma makes it to the playing XI. Kolkata is Rohit’s happy hunting ground, but his test career has been marred by inconsistency.

India’s slightest worry should come from the fact that, Pujara and Kohli have failed miserably in Tests played in Kolkata. Pujara and Kohli have scored 128 and 83 respectively in their 5 innings’ here.

The weather is the biggest talking point before the game. Rain is expected on first two days, third and fourth days might also get affected by rain. No matches in Bangladesh Premier League T20 happened on 15th November due to rain. With Kolkata being in close proximity one can expect heavy rains.